The statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted between May and June 2018 in Japan about the people's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years. The survey revealed that the majority of respondents, about 61 percent, thought that robots and computers would probably do much of the work currently done by humans in the next 50 years, while only one percent thought that it would definitely not happen.
People's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years in Japan as of 2018
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Original question: "Overall, how likely do you think it is that in the next 50 years, robots and computers will do much of the work currently done by humans?"
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Pew Research Center. (November 12, 2018). People's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years in Japan as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943312/japan-expectations-robots-current-human-work-in-50-years/
Pew Research Center. "People's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years in Japan as of 2018." Chart. November 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943312/japan-expectations-robots-current-human-work-in-50-years/
Pew Research Center. (2018). People's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years in Japan as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943312/japan-expectations-robots-current-human-work-in-50-years/
Pew Research Center. "People's Perceived Probability of Robots and Computers Doing Much of Human Labor in The next 50 Years in Japan as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943312/japan-expectations-robots-current-human-work-in-50-years/
Pew Research Center, People's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years in Japan as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943312/japan-expectations-robots-current-human-work-in-50-years/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
People's perceived probability of robots and computers doing much of human labor in the next 50 years in Japan as of 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943312/japan-expectations-robots-current-human-work-in-50-years/
